Ruffle Shuffle

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HOW TO USE THE NETWORKING RUFFLE SHUFFLE CARD GAME
by Charles D.A. Ruffolo, MPA/MBA, The NetworKing

You can use The NetworKing card game ‘Ruffle Shuffle’ at different activities:

1. Give each person entering the room ONE card and, during your event or activity, you show a card to the public – from there ask the person that has the card to come forward and answer the question on it;

2. Give each person ONE card and ask everyone who has the ‘4’ or the ‘10’, etc. to get together to discuss their cards and exchange their answers to the questions on it;

3. Give each person ONE card and ask everyone who has the same color/suit (clubs, hearts, etc.) to get together to discuss their cards and exchange their answers to the questions on it;

4. Put groups of FOUR together and give everyone in the various groups FIVE cards. In each group, someone is asked to place a card on the table; the question on it has to be answered by all fellow group members. Then change, until everyone has had their turn to placed a card on the table.

5. Give each person ONE card and, during your activity, you pick a card that is relevant to your subject, show it to the public – from there ask the person that has the card to come forward and answer the question on it (variant of no. 1).

You can play The NetworKing card game ‘Ruffle Shuffle’ in many different ways.
The main point is to get people to interact with each other and to exchange their own Networking explanation or experiences!